Just Sleep - Bedtime Stories for Adults
Episodes
Father Brown: The Blue Cross by G.K Chesterton
09 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Tonight's sleep story is the Blue Cross, A Father Brown short story from the book the Innocence of Father Brown by G.K Chesterton. Published in 1910, ...
Silas Marner by George Eliot
05 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Fall asleep tonight to the opening chapter of Silas Marner by George Eliot. This is the third novel by George Eliot and was published in 1861. In this...
The Happy Prince by Oscar Wilde
02 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Struggling to fall asleep? Settle down with The Happy Prince by Oscar Wilde. This is the first story in the collection of children's stories published...
Anne of Green Gables: Marilla Cuthbert is Surprised by Lucy Maud Montgomery
29 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Tonight's bedtime story is the continuation of Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery. You can listen to the first chapters in our episode #18 r...
The Awakening by Kate Chopin
26 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Tonight's sleep story is The Awakening by Kate Chopin. Published in 1899, this novel is considered by many to be a landmark work of early feminism. In...
Sherlock Holmes: A Scandal in Bohemia by Arthur Conan Doyle
22 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Feeling stressed? Relax tonight with the Sherlock Holmes story, A Scandal in Bohemia, by Arthur Conan Doyle. This is one of the stories in the collect...
Mrs Dalloway by Virginia Woolf
19 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Tonight's bedtime story is Mrs Dalloway by Virginia Woolf. Published in 1925, this is one of Woolf's best known novels. In this episode, Clarissa Dall...
Far from the Madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy
15 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Fall asleep tonight to the opening chapters of Far from the Madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy. Published in 1874, this was Hardy's first literary success....
The Invisible Man by H.G Wells
12 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We're so happy to present our 50th episode! Drift off to sleep tonight to the opening chapters of the Invisible Man by H.G Wells. This story was publi...
Loki Sleep Story: The Quest Of The Hammer
08 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Tonight's sleep story, The Quest Of The Hammer by Abbie Farwell Brown, features Loki - the Norse god of mischief. This story was published in the book...
The Million Pound Bank Note by Mark Twain
05 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Tonight's snoozy tale is the Million Pound Bank Note by Mark Twain. This short story was published in 1893. Two wealthy brothers in Victorian London s...
Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen
01 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Fall asleep tonight to the opening chapters of Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen. This book was published in 1811. It follows the romance and hea...
Walden by Henry David Thoreau
29 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Tonight's sleep story is Walden by Henry David Thoreau. Walden; or, Life in the Woods was published in 1854. In this episode, we read the second chapt...
Puss in Boots: A Fairytale Sleep Story
25 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Drift off tonight to two tales featuring cats: Puss in Boots and Dick Whittington and His Cat. You have probably encountered the Puss in Boots charact...
Alice in Wonderland: The Rabbit Sends in a Little Bill by Lewis Carroll
22 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Tonight's story to help you sleep is the continuation of Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland also known as Alice in Wonderland. You can l...
The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett
18 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Fall asleep tonight to the opening chapters of the Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett. This book was published in 1911 and is considered one of ...
The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (Part 2) by Robert Louis Stevenson
15 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Tonight's bedtime story for adults is the continuation of The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson. You can find the firs...
The Extraordinary Adventures of Arsene Lupin, Gentleman-Burglar by Maurice Leblanc
11 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Drift off to sleep tonight with The Extraordinary Adventures of Arsene Lupin, Gentleman-Burglar by Maurice Leblanc. You might have seen the series on ...
The Great Gatsby Chapter 2 by F. Scott Fitzgerald
08 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Tonight's sleep story is the continuation of The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald. You can find Chapter 1 in episode 14 of the podcast. Published i...
Sleeping Beauty - Charles Perrault
04 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Tonight's snoozy tale is the fairytale Sleeping Beauty by Charles Perrault also known as The Sleeping Beauty in the Woods. There are a number of versi...
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button by F. Scott Fitzgerald
01 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Tonight's sleep story is the Curious Case of Benjamin Button by F. Scott Fitzgerald. This short story was published in 1922. You may have watched the ...
The Railway Children by Edith Nesbit
27 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Drift off to sleep with tonight's reading of the classic children's story, The Railway Children by Edith Nesbit. First published in book form in 1906,...
Sherlock Holmes: A Study in Scarlet Chapters 3 and 4 by Arthur Conan Doyle
24 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Tonight's bedtime story is a continuation of A Study in Scarlet: a Sherlock Holmes tale by Arthur Conan Doyle. Published in 1887, this novel is the fi...
Three Men in a Boat by Jerome K Jerome
20 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Tonight's story to help you sleep is Three Men in a Boat by Jerome K Jerome. Published in 1889, it is a humorous account of a two week boating trip on...
The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins
17 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Tonight's bedtime story is the Woman in White by Wilkie Collins. Published in 1859, it is a mystery novel often considered one of the 100 greatest nov...
Jack and the Beanstalk
13 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Fall into a deep sleep tonight with the old English fairy tale, Jack and the Beanstalk. There a number of versions of this tale. This version was reto...
North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell
10 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Drift off tonight to the opening chapters of North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell. This social novel was published in 1854. In this episode, Margaret ...
Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë
06 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Tonight's sleepy tale is Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë. Wuthering Heights is Emily's only book, published in 1847 under the pseudonym Ellis Bel...
Black Beauty by Anna Sewell
03 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Tonight's snoozy tale is Black Beauty by Anna Sewell. Published in 1877, this book was her only published work. It is one of the first English novels ...
Peter Rabbit and other tales by Beatrix Potter
30 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Drift off to sleep tonight with The Tale of Peter Rabbit, The Tale of Benjamin Bunny, The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies and, The Tale of the Two Bad Mice...
Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift
27 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Tonight's sleep story is Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift. Published in 1726, it is the story of Lemuel Gulliver, "First a Surgeon, and then a Cap...
Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton
23 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Tonight's story to help you fall asleep is Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton. This American classic was published in 1911. Set in a fictitious town in Ma...
The Ugly Duckling: A Fairytale Sleep Story
21 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Tonight's bedtime story (or stories!) are the Ugly Duckling and the Emperor's New Clothes, both fairy tales by Hans Christian Anderson.If you'd like t...
The Wind in the Willows Chapter 2 by Kenneth Grahame
16 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Tonight's story to help you fall asleep is Chapter 2 of The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame. This classic children's book was published in 1908...
Persuasion by Jane Austen
13 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Tonight's bedtime tale is Persuasion by Jane Austen. This was her final completed novel published in 1817 after her death. In this episode, we are int...
The Velveteen Rabbit by Margery Williams
09 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Tonight's snoozy tale is The Velveteen Rabbit by Margery Williams. This book was first published in 1922. It follows the tale of a stuffed rabbit and ...
The War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells
06 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Tonight's sleepy story is the War of the Worlds by H.G Wells. This science fiction classic was first published in 1897. In this episode, the narrator ...
The Remarkable Rocket and the Selfish Giant
02 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Drift off to sleep with tonight's reading of two short stories by Oscar Wilde - The Remarkable Rocket and the Selfish Giant. These stories come from a...
Thumbelina: A Fairy Tale Sleep Story
29 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Drift off to sleep with tonight's reading of the classic fairy tale, Thumbelina, from Hans Christian Andersen's fairytale collection. This story was f...
The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame
25 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Tonight's story to help you fall asleep is The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame. This classic children's book was published in 1908. It follows ...
Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery
22 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Tonight's bedtime story for adults is Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery. This classic Canadian novel was published in 1908. It follows the ...
The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson
18 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Tonight's bedtime story for adults is The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson. This Gothic novella was first published in ...
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Brontë
15 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Tonight's story to help you sleep is the Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Brontë. This second and last novel by Anne Brontë was published in 1848 und...
Beauty and the Beast
11 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Tonight's sleep story is the well-known fairy tale, Beauty and the Beast. There are so many versions of this bedtime story. This version is taken from...
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
08 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Tonight's sleep story is The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald. Published in 1925, the novel depicts narrator Nick Carraway's interactions with myst...
Sherlock Holmes: A Study in Scarlet by Arthur Conan Doyle
03 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Tonight's bedtime story is A Study in Scarlet: a Sherlock Holmes tale by Arthur Conan Doyle. Published in 1887, this novel is the first appearance of ...
Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens
31 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Tonight's sleep story is Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens. Published in 1837, this social novel explores the themes of poverty, class and injustice in ...
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë
27 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Tonight's sleep story is Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte. Published in 1847, it was one of the most famous romance novels of all time.If you'd like to s...
Hansel & Gretel and Cinderella
24 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Two stories to help you sleep. Hansel & Gretel and Cinderella. Fairytales from the Brothers Grimm.If you'd like to support the podcast, you can ...
The Time Machine by H.G Wells - Bedtime Stories for Adults
20 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Tonight's bedtime story is The Time Machine by H.G Wells. Drift off to the first two chapters of the story.The Time Machine is a science fiction novel...
Pride and Prejudice (Chapters 6-8) by Jane Austen
17 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Tonight, drift off to sleep with the continuation of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice. Listen to chapters 6, 7, and 8 of this much loved story. If yo...
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
13 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Tonight, drift off to sleep with the opening letters in Mary Shelley's Frankenstein.If you'd like to support the podcast, you can buy me a coffee here...
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland Chapters 1 - 3 by Lewis Carroll
10 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Tonight's story to help you sleep is Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.If you'd like to support the podcast, you can buy me a coffee he...
Pride and Prejudice Chapters 1-5 by Jane Austen
26 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Tonight's story to help you sleep is Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice.If you'd like to support the podcast, you can buy me a coffee here ------> b...
The Picture of Dorian Gray Chapter 2 by Oscar Wilde
26 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, drift off to sleep with Oscar Wilde's The Picture of Dorian Gray.If you'd like to support the podcast, you can buy me a coffee here -...
The Picture of Dorian Gray Chapter 1 by Oscar Wilde
26 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, drift off to sleep with Oscar Wilde's The Picture of Dorian Gray.If you'd like to support the podcast, you can buy me a coffee here -...
Animal Farm Chapters 3 and 4 by George Orwell
26 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, drift off to sleep with George Orwell's Animal Farm.If you'd like to support the podcast, you can buy me a coffee here ------> buy...
Animal Farm by George Orwell
26 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, drift off to sleep with George Orwell's Animal Farm.If you'd like to support the podcast, you can buy me a coffee here ------> buy...